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PSD(Adobe) Photoshop Data file (Extension)
PSDPrevention of Significant Deterioration
PSDPhotoshop Design
PSDPower Spectral Density
PSDProgramming and Software Development
PSDPhotoshop Document
PSDPoudre School District (Fort Collins, CO)
PSDPrivate Sector Development
PSDPopulation and Sustainable Development (American Association for the Advancement of Science)
PSDPartido Social Democrata (Portuguese: Social Democratic Party)
PSDPayment Services Directive (EU)
PSDPublic Service Delivery
PSDSocial Democratic Party (Central African Republic)
PSDPlanetary Science Division (US NASA)
PSDPassive Solar Design (buildings)
PSDParticle Size Distribution
PSDPesticides Safety Directorate (UK)
PSDPhase Space Density
PSDProduct Sales Data
PSDParti Social Démocrate (Social Democratic Party, Cape Verde)
PSDPartidului Social Democrat (Romanian)
PSDPower Split Device (hybrid vehicles)
PSDPolitical Subdivision (Pennsylvania taxes)
PSDPersonnel Support Detachment
PSDPlatform Screen Door (trains)
PSDPhiladelphia School District (Philadelphia, PA)
PSDPage Setup Dialog
PSDPersistent Storage Device
PSDPackage Substrate Defect
PSDPost Script Driver
PSDPacket Switched Data
PSDPorsche Sperrdifferential
PSDPhoto Shop Data
PSDPhoto Shop Development
PSDPower Spectral Densities
PSDPhoto Shop Document
PSDProject Start Date
PSDPharmaceutical Services Division (various organizations)
PSDPacific Southwest District (Irvine, CA)
PSDPosition Sensitive Detector
PSDPublic Service Division (Singapore)
PSDPublic Safety Dispatcher (various locations)
PSDPartido Solidaridad Democratica (Spanish: Democratic Solidarity Party)
PSDPartido Social Democrãtico (Portugese: Social Democratic Party, Cape Verde)
PSDPower Stroke Diesel (Ford)
PSDPersonal and Social Development
PSDPascagoula School District (Mississippi)
PSDPost-Synaptic Density (neurobiology)
PSDPost Source Decay
PSDPottstown School District (Pottstown, PA)
PSDPostal Service Department (Nepal)
PSDPostsynaptic Densities
PSDPrincipal Shopping District (Michigan)
PSDPersonal Secure Drive
PSDPawtucket School Department (Pawtucket, RI)
PSDProfessional Software Development
PSDPersonal Security Detachment
PSDPublic Safety Department
PSDPowerStroke Diesel (Ford Motor Company)
PSDPost-Stroke Depression (psychology)
PSDPennsylvania School for the Deaf
PSDProduct Safety Directive
PSDPower Sliding Door
PSDPage Setup Dialog (Windows programming)
PSDProduction Services Directory (film; various locations)
PSDPublic Security Directorate (Jordan)
PSDPhase Sensitive Detector (lock-in amplifier)
PSDPlanning Systems Division (US DoD)
PSDPrimary Storage Device (computing)
PSDPresidential Security Detail (US State Department)
PSDPartido Socialista Democrático (Social Democratic Party, Brazil)
PSDProduct Specifications Document
PSDPower Savings Drive (Hybrid Disc Drive that includes flash memory to reduce drive motor operation)
PSDPartia Socialdemokrate (Social Democratic Party, Albania)
PSDPattern Standard Deviation (glaucoma testing)
PSDPhoton Stimulated Desorption
PSDPhilomath School District (Philomath, OR)
PSDProtective Security Detail
PSDProcess Shutdown (oil, chemical and process industries)
PSDPostal Security Device
PSDProtective Services Division
PSDPersonnel Support Activity Detachment (US Navy)
PSDParti Social Démocratique (French: Social Democratic Party)
PSDProfessional Staff Development
PSDProfessional Standards Directorate (UK)
PSDProgram Support Division (USACE)
PSDProfessional Standards Division
PSDParkway School District (Missouri)
PSDPlatform Solutions Division (software)
PSDProtective Service Detail
PSDPediatric Spectrum of HIV Disease
PSDProgrammable System Devices
PSDPlatforms Services Division (Microsoft)
PSDPetal School District (Petal, Mississippi)
PSDPennridge School District (Perkasie, Pa)
PSDPassive Sampling Device(s)
PSDPulse Shape Discriminator
PSDProcess Specification Departure
PSDPalisades School District (Kintnersville, Pennsylvania)
PSDPlay Sequence Descriptor
PSDPhoto Storage Device
PSDPublic Service Director
PSDProgram Support Data
PSDPhysiological Support Division
PSDPhotoshop Deluxe (Adobe bitmap file editor)
PSDPrevention of Serious Deterioration
PSDPort-Sharing Device
PSDProposed Sourcing Decision (various locations)
PSDPipeline Systems Division (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
PSDPropulsion Systems Division
PSDProduct Service Description (Interoperability Elements of Service)
PSDPunch Sport Drink (United States Naval Academy)
PSDPosterior Standard Deviation
PSDPower Semiconductor Device
PSDPrinter Sharing Device
PSDPyramid Systems Development (Cairo, Egypt)
PSDPrestation Solidarité Dépendance (French: Solidarity Benefit Dependency)
PSDProduction Shutdown
PSDPersonnel Service Division
PSDProgram for Sustainable Development
PSDPhoto Smoke Detector (fire alarm systems)
PSDPromotion Service Date
PSDPort Security Detachment
PSDPackage Solution Definition
PSDProgram Status Data
PSDPulse-Shaped Discrimination
PSDPressure-Sensitive Digitizer
PSDPolling Station Diary (voting)
PSDPower Systems Demonstrator
PSDPresident Security Division (Sri Lanka)
PSDPlanned Ship Date
PSDProgram Security Directive
PSDProject Support Data
PSDPersonnel Service Directorate
PSDPort Safety Detachment (US Coast Guard)
PSDPost Security Detachment
PSDPacket Switch Design
PSDProduct System Demonstration
PSDPort Scan Detection/Detector
PSDPrinted Strip Dipole
PSDPolysubstance Dependency
PSDPower Supply Drawer
PSDPolystyrene, Deuterated
PSDPurchasing Support Directories
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The angle of the sun's rays at different times of the year must be analyzed when designing buildings according to the principles of passive solar design. Therefore, solar building designs are more energy efficient, which results in structures having a smaller carbon footprint and thus minimizing negative impacts on the environment (Energy Saver, 2018).
* Passive solar design, including orientation that puts more of the windows on the south side, careful glass selection to allow high solar gain for south windows, and thermal mass inside the insulated building envelope to store solar heat.
Passive solar design, thermal mass, lots of insulation, and southern Alberta's glorious bounty of sunlight keep the house warm in the winter.
Residents thrive on vegan agriculture, adhere to a "peace contract" with the wildlife, and incorporate passive solar design, rainwater catchment, and straw-bale construction into their houses and public buildings.
This is called passive solar design or climatic design because, unlike active heating systems, it doesn't involve the use of mechanical and electrical devices.
A cold frame utilizes the principles of passive solar design. The container's glazing collects solar energy, which fulfills the plants' requirements for photosynthesis and heat.
Numerous house standards and design approaches suggest that passive solar design be among the first approaches to reducing energy use relative to a standard home, including net-zero energy, PassiveHouse, and R-2000 (Hastings et al.
This totally ignores the main purpose of passive solar design to be thermally efficient.
Bainbridge (consultant and emeritus, sustainable management, Marshall Goldsmith School of Management) and Haggard (architect and former architecture professor), both pioneers in the solar movement, provide a detailed overview of passive solar design and how to use solar energy for heating, cooling, ventilation, and daylighting.
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